St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church - GHS 25-30 - Chatham Co., GA
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N 32° 04.128 W 081° 05.280
17S E 491694 N 3548065
St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church is the Mother Church of Black Catholics in Georgia. Loacted at the church at 556 East Gordon Street, Savannah, GA.
Waymark Code: WME46K
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church
Mother Church of Black Catholics in Georgia

In May 1874 two Benedictine priests arrived in Savannah to work with the city´s African-American community, and constructed a church four blocks north of here. In 1889 a new building was constructed at this site. The Society of African Missions staffed the parish from 1907 to 1968. Staffed by Franciscan Sisters, St. Benedict´s day school operated from 1907 until its closure in 1969 due to integration. The school´s alumni include U. S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The sisters also staffed the orphanage established by Mother Matilda Beasley, the first African-American woman in Georgia to belong to a religious order. The current building was constructed in 1949.

Erected by the Georgia Historical Society and
2008.3 Sam´s Club and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 25-30




Type of Marker: Building

Marker #: GHS 25-3

Date: 2008

Sponsor: Georgia Historical Society and Sam´s Club and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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